Rick Burnett Baker currently is self-employed as a narrative photographer, and is a member of the National Press Photographer's Association (NPPA), and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). A native Texan, Baker is a graduate of State University of New York (Albany) with a BA in Asian Studies, (minor in classical Chinese literature), a Graduate Certificate in US Urban Policy, and a Masters (MRP) in Regional and Urban Planning, Third World. He has worked with a mining company in Honduras, with a civil engineering firm in Saudi Arabia, and traveled andworked throughout Southeast Asia, China, and Northern Africa with Halliburton for nearly a decade, based out of Singapore. During his years living in Singapore he was also known for his radio and television voice-over work. Baker returned to the US in 1985 to complete academic interests and continues to live in New York.
The first stanza drew me right in to this very profound, moving poem. Wow, you say what so many feel.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic! I can relate very much to this and I love the art
ReplyDeleteEfficient agony runs a parallel course with efficient freedom
ReplyDeletelove the angst / the picture dark indeed
A horrific parallel life
ReplyDeletefreedom behind bars
agony that is efficient
dark indeed
Fantastic writing, and I LOVE the image above with its text. Says it all. So perfectly.
ReplyDeleteGood one, Rick!
ReplyDelete...a noble attitude Rick...yes, claim it... believe in it... smiles...
ReplyDeleteoh yes. sometimes driving a thought away for sometimes ushers in better ways of handling it. Good one! :)
ReplyDeletePowerful, Rick!
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